MMDA and Valenzuela City personnel clearing up a portion of the Veinte Reales creek.

MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the project, which began in 2011, aims to hasten the receding of flood when it rains in Metro Manila by increasing the capacity of waterways to hold floodwater.

Mayor REX with MMDA chair Atty. Francis Tolentino and local officials ay the city materials recovery facility near the Veinte Reales creek. "We can dredge the trash in our rivers and creeks forever, but if the surrounding local government units neglect their own, then all our efforts would be futile."